Black bear attacks 74-year-old woman in Connecticut

By PAT EATON-ROBB
Associated Press

A 74-year-old Connecticut woman suffered bites to her arms and legs when she was attacked by a black bear while out walking her dog on a leash in a Hartford suburb.  The woman was taken to a hospital Friday with non-life-threatening injuries. The 12-year-old female bear was later located by authorities, who killed the animal. State environmental officials say it’s not clear why the bear attacked the woman, but said bears tend to view dogs as predators. This was the first attack by a bear on a human in Connecticut this year. There were two reported in 2022.